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Yorkshire and the Humber; East Riding and North Lincolnshire; Kingston upon Hull
Location of affected unit(s)
Hull
Sector
Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Activities Of Call Centres 82.20 - Activities of call centres
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2019
Description
Call centre ResQ has announced plans to create 200 new jobs at its site in Hull, taking the headcount at the site to 800. The news follows the signing of a new two year contract with mobile phone company Vodafone, reportedly worth GBP 10 million (€11.2 million) per annum. Annual salaries for the sales advisors roles will be in the region of GBP 16,000-18,000 (€18,000-20,300) with potential earnings of up to GBP 24,000 (€27,000) with bonuses. There is no information on when recruitment will begin, though it is expected that the positions will be filled by the end of October 2019.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), ResQ, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95936, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95936.
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